24 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    10 April 2026 at 8am

  • Date listed

    17 March 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Pastoral, health and welfare

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Part time: 37 hours per week, 38 weeks per year

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£26,703 - £29,058 per annum (Dependent on qualifications and experience)  Actual Salary: £21,915 - £23,848 per annum  

What skills and experience we're looking for

  • West Suffolk College, Bury St Edmunds
  • 37 hours per week,38 weeks per year-Permanent
  • Salary: £26,703-£29,058 per annum (Dependent on qualifications and experience)
  • Actual Salary: £21,915-£23,848 per annum

We are looking for a motivated and conscientious Personal Progress Tutor to join our dedicated pastoral support team. In this role, you will support students in achieving academic and personal success by promoting excellent attendance, engagement, and progress. You will build strong relationships with learners, helping them to overcome barriers and stay focused on their goals, while also coordinating with teachers, managers, and families to ensure consistent support.

You will deliver individual coaching through termly Personal Development Reviews, set SMART targets, and lead weekly tutorial sessions that focus on progression, wellbeing, and personal growth. Acting as the first point of contact for your students, you will triage to relevant internal services where needed, provide progression support and closely monitor attendance and behaviour, taking prompt action when concerns arise.

This role requires excellent communication, organisation, and interpersonal skills, as well as the confidence to work independently and maintain high professional standards. Experience supporting young people in an educational or pastoral setting is desirable, and a commitment to ongoing development is expected. If you are passionate about making a difference in students’ lives and thrive in a supportive, student-centred environment, we would love to hear from you.

What the school offers its staff

  • Membership into Local Government Pension Scheme
  • Family friendly policies and flexible working
  • Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
  • Employee wellbeing initiatives
  • Free parking
  • Canteen
  • Company events
  • Access to various memberships and discount schemes
  • Learning and development opportunities, including staff development days
  • Funded subject course development for your role
  • Range of staff communities, including EDI and neurodiverse communities
  • Career progression opportunities

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.
Visas cannot be sponsored.
If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

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About Eastern Education Group Trust

Type
Multi-academy trust

Arranging a visit to Eastern Education Group Trust

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@easterneducationgroup.ac.uk.

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